England flee - the real reason

It has been a startling week; a wonderful awakening. From now on I have decided to spread some cheer to this world in my own small, a small signature defiance to show my right to live; amidst this pall of gloom and worry.

By a thorough recee of publications, I have just been able to dig out one of the real reasons why the England cricket team fled, just before the Guwahati ODI, leaving behind a potential possibility for a 7 - 0 drubbing (though 5 - 0 is not any worse). So here it goes (courtesy: Mumbai Mirror, 29 November, 2008)

"Birdflu outbreak in Assam, poultry set to be culled
Process of killing 30,000 birds will be completed in three to four days; 20 rapid response teams visit each and every household
GUWAHATI: About 30,000 chicken and ducks will be culled in Assam during the next four days as an outbreak of bird flu in poultry has been reported in the state, an official said. “The entire culling process is expected to be completed in three to four days as our teams are visiting each and every household in the area. We estimate there could be some 30,000 poultry birds in the area where culling is currently underway," said Manoranjan Choudhury, deputy director of the Assam veterinary department. The Indian health ministry on Thursday confirmed the outbreak of bird flu after laboratory tests confirmed strains of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza. Sale and purchase of poultry has been banned in the state. Choudhury said about 30,000 chicken and ducks would be slaughtered in about 40 villages of Thakurichuba village. The veterinary personnel involved in the culling process were being administered the antiviral drug Tamiflu as a precautionary measure. “The process of culling has already started, involving about 20 Rapid Response Teams with seven members in each group led by a veterinarian," he said. More than 300 birds died in the past one week in the state. Assam's veterinary and animal husbandry department sounded an alert and is maintaining a strict surveillance on farms in the state. IANS "

Meanwhile some startling revelations at Contramental. Watch out!